wxWidgets/docs/latex/wx/weakref.tex
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\section{\class{wxWeakRef<T>}}\label{wxweakref}
wxWeakRef is a template class for weak references to wxWidgets objects,
such as \helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}, \helpref{wxWindow}{wxwindow} and
\helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}. A weak reference behaves much like an ordinary
pointer, but when the object pointed is destroyed, the weak reference is
automatically reset to a NULL pointer.
wxWeakRef<T> can be used whenever one must keep a pointer to an object
that one does not directly own, and that may be destroyed before the object
holding the reference.
wxWeakRef<T> is a small object and the mechanism behind it is fast
(\textbf{O(1)}). So the overall cost of using it is small.
\wxheading{Example}
\begin{verbatim}
wxWindow *wnd = new wxWindow( parent, wxID_ANY, "wxWindow" );
wxWeakRef<wxWindow> wr = wnd;
wxWindowRef wr2 = wnd; // Same as above, but using a typedef
// Do things with window
wnd->Show( true );
// Weak ref is used like an ordinary pointer
wr->Show( false );
wnd->Destroy();
// Now the weak ref has been reset, so we don't risk accessing
// a dangling pointer:
wxASSERT( wr==NULL );
\end{verbatim}
wxWeakRef<T> works for any objects that are derived from \helpref{wxTrackable}{wxtrackable}.
By default, wxEvtHandler and wxWindow derive from wxTrackable. However,
wxObject does not, so types like \helpref{wxFont}{wxfont} and
\helpref{wxColour}{wxcolour} are not trackable. The example below shows how to
create a wxObject derived class that is trackable:
\begin{verbatim}
class wxMyTrackableObject : public wxObject, public wxTrackable {
// ... other members here
};
\end{verbatim}
\wxheading{Predefined types}
The following types of weak references are predefined:
\begin{verbatim}
typedef wxWeakRef<wxEvtHandler> wxEvtHandlerRef;
typedef wxWeakRef<wxWindow> wxWindowRef;
\end{verbatim}
\wxheading{Derived from}
wxTrackerNode
\wxheading{Include files}
<weakref.h>
\wxheading{See also}
\helpref{wxSharedPtr}{wxsharedptr}, \helpref{wxScopedPtr}{wxscopedptrtemplate}
\wxheading{Data structures}
{\small%
\begin{verbatim}
typedef T element_type
\end{verbatim}
}%
\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
\membersection{wxWeakRef<T>::wxWeakRef<T>}\label{wxweakrefwxweakref}
\func{}{wxWeakRef<T>}{\param{T* }{pobj = NULL}}
Constructor. The weak reference is initialized to {\it pobj}.
\membersection{wxWeakRef<T>::\destruct{wxWeakRef<T>}}\label{wxweakrefdtor}
\func{}{\destruct{wxWeakRef<T>}}{\void}
Destructor.
\membersection{wxWeakRef<T>::get}\label{wxweakrefget}
\constfunc{T *}{get}{\void}
Returns pointer to the tracked object or NULL.
\membersection{wxWeakRef<T>::operator T*}\label{wxweakrefoperatorconvt}
\constfunc{T*}{operator*}{\void}
Implicit conversion to T*. Returns pointer to the tracked
object or NULL.
\membersection{wxWeakRef<T>::operator*}\label{wxweakrefoperatorreft}
\constfunc{T \&}{operator*}{\void}
Returns a reference to the tracked object. If the internal pointer is NULL
this method will cause an assert in debug mode.
\membersection{wxWeakRef<T>::operator->}\label{wxweakrefoperatorderef}
\func{T*}{operator->}{\void}
Smart pointer member access. Returns a pointer to the
tracked object. If the internal pointer is NULL this
method will cause an assert in debug mode.
\membersection{wxWeakRef<T>::operator=}\label{wxweakrefoperatorassign}
\func{T*}{operator=}{\param{T* }{pobj}}
Releases the currently tracked object and starts tracking {\it pobj}.
A weak reference may be reset by passing {\it NULL} as {\it pobj}.
\membersection{wxWeakRef<T>::operator =}\label{wxweakrefoperatorassign2}
\func{T*}{operator =}{\param{wxWeakRef<T>\& }{wr}}
Release currently tracked object and start tracking the same object as
the wxWeakRef {\it wr}.
\membersection{wxWeakRef<T>::Release}\label{wxweakrefrelease}
\func{void}{Release}{\void}
Release currently tracked object and rests object reference.
\membersection{wxWeakRef<T>::OnObjectDestroy}\label{wxweakrefonobjectdestroy}
\func{virtual void}{OnObjectDestroy}{\void}
Called when the tracked object is destroyed. Be default sets
internal pointer to NULL.